The Music of Hindostan c9.s1.53

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In the following diagram column I gives the constituent elements of each note in terms of the major Tone (a = 9/8), the minor Tone (b = 10/9), and the Semitone (c = 16/15). Columns IV and V give the representative fractions, distributed into ‘quintal’ (those derived from the Fifth (3/2) alone), and ‘tertian’ (those derived jointly from the Fifth and the Third (5/4)). Column II gives the equivalent of these in cents,¹ and Column III their differences (or, speaking